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inspiration. The Bible's
greatest stories in this 10 part
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some of the most important and
fascinating stories in the
Bible, both in the Old
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Testament and the new not only
talking about how God has late
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But we're also learning
wonderful principles about God's
grace and power and his
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forgiveness. As we look at the
various Bible stories, we also
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wonderful stories and the
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>> Thank you, pastor off. Good
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to see each of you here in the
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watching on the various networks
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that there are thousands and
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add up those watching overseas
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mind boggling number. So it's
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from this friendly church. And
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Well, tonight, we're going to be
talking about not so much a
particular stories, but a series
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of vignettes about a great Bible
character and that person is
Mary. It's sometimes known as
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Mary Magdalen and I I was so
fascinating is that wind through
the Bible and I found
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out that. In this is in many
ways the most devoted disciple
of Jesus. New no sudden it
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possible because Mary was not an
apostle, but she was a disciple.
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To see where the Lord brought
her from and letter to. I just
found it so inspiring to
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actually wrote a book about one
of 15 years ago called and Jesus
Feet. The Gospel, according to
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Mary Magdalen because you study
and there is about 7 times that
Mary appears in the Gospels
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with Jesus, almost always at his
feet at some point in the story.
And I'll tell you up
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front what they are. Here's what
our sign in us tonight. We're
going to see Mary Jesus
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feet in shame. Mary and Jesus
Feet in study. Mary and Jesus
feet in sorrow. In sacrifice
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in surrender. In service and in
song. And you're going to see
there's about 12 times.
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You find the phrase Mary
Magdalen. But Mary Magdalen is
not the only time that she
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appears that not only under that
name. And so let's begin our
study by going with me to
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the book of John Gospel of John
Chapter 8 and we'll start with
the first verse. And this
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is AM an amazing passage of
scripture. But Jesus went to the
Mount of Olives and early
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in the morning. He came again
into the temple and he sat down
and he taught them. Then
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the scribes and Pharisees
brought to him a woman. Caught
in adultery doesn't give her
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name. But you see later on talks
about something that happened
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with Mary and one gospel just
says a certain woman. You'll
understand why as we proceed.
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Caught the act of adultery. And
when they had said her in the
midst, they said to Jesus
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teacher, this woman was caught
in adultery in the very act.
It's not like, you know, rumors
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going around. And it says. No
Moses and the law commanded us
that such should be s*****. But
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what do you say this? They said
tempting him that they might
have something to which
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to accuse him. Now what they're
doing is. The religious leaders
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were very jealous of Jesus and
his popularity in his power. His
influence for the people, even
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pilot during the trial of
Christ. It says he knew that
they handed him over because
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of jealousy. And they're trying
to find some way to take out.
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And they thought, well, if we do
it, the mom's going to be mad at
us because people love and we've
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got to get the Romans to do it.
And only the Romans since they
occupied Israel. Only the
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Roman courts could pronounce the
death But according to the
Jewish law, if a person was
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caught in the act of adultery,
man or woman. They would be
still. And so they thought we
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will set this woman up. We know
she's got a reputation. we'll
bring it to the temple.
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And when Jesus says yes, the
law, most assist owner with
donor, then we'll run to the
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Romans and say, you know, this
religious teacher says that he
doesn't have to obey the law,
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Caesar. He just pronounced the
death penalty on somebody. The
Romans would arrest him. If
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Jesus said no, we're not allowed
to do that because we're under
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the Romans. Then they get the
people upset because they think
he's loyal to the Romans. The
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thought we've there's no way
out. So this is a very clever
trap. And so there's this woman.
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Who I believe is Mary only
explain. Sometimes she's of
called Mary Mary of Bethany.
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She has a family that is in not
Jerusalem. Lazarus assistant
Martha and she stays
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with him. She has fallen in her
life and she set up business in
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a place called Magdalen. Magna
is on the shore of the Sea of
Galilee. It's where the Roman
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soldiers went for vacation. And
they had a lot of Braunfels
there and to say that someone is
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Mary from Angola, his part me,
it's like saying, Mary, from the
strip. If you know what
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I'm saying, friends are in Las
Vegas. In case you wonder what
I'm talking about. just the 2
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words tell a story all by
themselves. This happens during
the feast when there's
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a crowd in Jerusalem and his
business interests one. So she
set up. They don't care about
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her. They're going to use or
they're willing to kill her to
make a point. They set it up.
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You notice the man is not there.
If you're caught in the act.
Last time I checked, that
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requires at least 2 people. All
right. But he's not there. And
helps us understand this
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is a trap. And all of us. And
can you imagine your? In one of
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the most personal circumstances
and all the religious leaders
charge him. And before you can
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get yourself together, they drag
you off. To the holiest place in
the world. With everyone
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talking. And they throw you down
at the feet of the holiest man
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who's ever lived. That's got to
be a mortifying experience. So
this is what's going on. You
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only find this story here in the
gospel of John. Now, Moses said
she should be s*****. But what
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do you say? But Jesus stoop down
and he wrote on the ground with
his finger as though he
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did not hear. You know, I don't
think like very much when we
accuse one another.
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And here they were pointing
fingers and Mary and though she
was guilty. He wasn't
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pleased to hear it. And then he
writing, you have to ask
yourself the question, what is
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Jesus right now? Doesn't tell
us, but we can make a pretty
educated guess. The 3 times in
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the Bible when got rights. Now
both the 10 Commandments with
his finger on Stone. judgment
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on the walls of battle and
handwriting on the wall. You for
that story. And here Jesus
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is now writing sins in the dust
of the temple floor. In the
Jewish temple. They had
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white and black marble kind like
a checkerboard, big squares and
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on the Black Stones because of
the dust in the traffic of the
people. You can write very
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clearly. So he's writing. And I
think he's writing sins of his
accused of her accusers. So he's
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acting like he doesn't hear
them, but they continue to press
him. They're not paying
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attention to what is right. And
if it uses you know what,
they're talking to him. And so
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they pressed him when they
continue to asking them. John
Chapter 8 verse 7, he raised
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himself up. He got to be
careful. And Michael stands up.
He raised himself up and said to
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them he who is without Among
you, let him throw a stone at
her first. And then he stood
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down again and road. And he
starts to write their particular
And while they're figuring out
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how to respond to what he says,
they look at what he's writing
and he's writing very specific
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things that only got to know
about them. And as they hear his
challenge and they read
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their sins one by one, the rocks
they had brought to throw it.
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Mary fall. From there, paralyze
hands. And they go out beginning
at the Elders because they have
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the longest record of Sen. Even
unto the least. One by one. They
went out. And Jesus was
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left alone in the woman standing
in the midst of this point, she
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stood up. She was cast his feet
before. When Jesus raised
himself up. He saw no one with
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the woman. He said her woman
wear your accusers has no man
condemned you. Now wasn't
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because she wasn't guilty. She
was guilty. But there was no man
there to condemn her. She said
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no one lord. He said neither do
I condemn you. OK? A lot of
people stop right there. And
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people go will be Jesus. The
adult OK. Nobody sent. He's a
full as I did not come into
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the world to condemn the world
were already condemn. We have
sent the penalty is a death.
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The condemnations got sun's
light into the world. The middle
of darkness rather than
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light. We are already under a
death sentence. He didn't come
to condemn. He says I've come
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to seek and to save that, which
was lost. So he said, I don't
condemn you. I didn't
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come for that reason. He said
go, you're forgiven, you're
free. And send no more. He
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said what you have done, his
ascent. How could Jesus say
that? end of the law of Moses
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matter then that still stands
true. That adultery was yes, ID.
And if everyone was to die
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right now, who is guilty of Sen
this room would be empty.
Because the Bible says all
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have sinned and anything in the
penalty is death. Sometimes we,
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you know, accentuate some sins
above the others, but they all
put Jesus on the cross. And so
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he sent going send no more. I
think that there was an unspoken
communication, but she picked
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up through the Holy Spirit that
the reason that he could let her
go free. It's because
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he was going to take her
penalty. And that's the only
reason that you and I go free.
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She ended up following him. The
Bible tells us are several women
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that follow Jesus administered
of their substance later tells
area. Bethany was a woman who
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had a bad reputation of people
said don't let her touch you
for. She is a center. And I
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think that John wanting to
protect her identity because she
was a prominent person in the
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church, told the story the
others left the story out. John
told the story, but he
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said I'm not going donate. And
from that moment on, she began
to follow Jesus. And she her
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many times why she followed him
to the apostles and probably
said it half a dozen
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times. I'm going to Jerusalem. I
will be betrayed in the hands of
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centers. I'll be crucified and
all rise. A 3rd day. She
understood that he was going to
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die for her sense. I think she
had an understanding the others
did not have. So here we see
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Mary in her first encounter with
Jesus. She's in the temple. And
she's and shamed. A lot of
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people say Pastor Doug, if I
went to the church, it would
fall in. It sounds so simple.
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Just like the temple of being on
the sands and they're afraid of
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coming into the temple. But, you
know, the best place to go when
you're in trouble is to the
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presence of God. This is what
Mary did and he forgave. Are
there. So if you know anybody
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that things aren't is not good
enough to go to church, that is
really silly. That's like
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parents telling their children.
Could you please clean up so you
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can take a bath? You don't think
that. So you can take about to
take advanced. You can clean up
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some people think I've got to
straighten out my life so I can
come to Jesus. We don't
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straighten out your lysine come
to Jesus. You come to You can
straighten out. heard
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about this one man that pastor
kept inviting him to church. His
family came as wife come.
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He didn't come. The pastor and I
get things straightened out come
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when I get things straightened
out all come. Finally came all
straightened out in a coffin.
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You don't want to wait that
long. Friends. You want to come
to Jesus. Don't be afraid to
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come to that whole episode. You
see Mary, she's in Sheen in the
Temple. said, I don't go. I
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have not come to condemn you,
but to say now just want to make
a point. You said Pastor
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Doug, you area Bethany and Mary
Magdalen are the same person I
believe so. And it's
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for biblical reasons. Let me
give you a little list of white
who is Mary Magdalen.
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Well, first of all, it says both
Mary of Bethany, Mary Magdalen.
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It says there are women that
have means they've got money.
And you'll see that they buy an
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expensive gift. Both, of course,
have a name area. But that was
not that uncommon. That sort of
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the Greek name for marry him. A
lot of Jews use that the both
unmarried. The both always a
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Jesus feet. They both evidently
have bad reputations and then
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most interesting Leigh, you
never hear the mentioned in the
same story, but they both seem
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incredibly devoted because of
the same person. Sometimes Jesus
is called Jesus of Nazareth or
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Jesus. The carpenters cent if
they've got several named Simon
told Simon Simon Peter.
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And then Simon, the scent of
Jonah. And so sometimes they use
different names. But this
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I think is the same. Mary. Now
the next time we observe her and
Jesus feet, you have to
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turn in your Bible to the book
of Luke Luke Chapter 10 verse
38. And this is I think one of
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the most important things. First
she has this encounter with the
Lord in the House of
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the Lord is transformed by this.
So you read Inverse. 38. Luke.
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Chapter 10? Now it happened that
as they went, he entered a
certain village and a certain
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woman named Martha welcomed him
into her house. She had a sister
called Mary Notice. It's
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Martha's House but memories
there. She had a sister called
Mary who also said a Jesus feet
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and heard his word. But Martha
was distracted with much serving
and she finally approaches
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Jesus wants it more. Do you not
care that my sisters left me to
serve You know, Jesus
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often would go and stay at the
house of Mary and Lazarus. That
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was her brother in Bethany, not
far from Mount of Olives in the
Garden of Gethsemane. And when
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Jesus showed up, he brought 12
friends with him. And then that
the law for young. And
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there's a lot of serving in
cooking going on. This may have
also been the same time
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where it says there was a dinner
in Bethany and Marys there as
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well. So anyway, Martha's always
serving. And I just I'm so
thankful for the market is in
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the church that are there. Good
servants are busy. They are
active, but there's a danger you
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can get so busy doing the work
of the Lord. You forget the Lord
of the work. And we're not see
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by our works. We're saved by a
relationship with Jesus. You
know, when the Lord comes.
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Jesus is going to declare it a
lot of people. I don't know.
You. And they're going to put
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We taught in your street, 3 cast
out devils. We did many
wonderful works. We cook from
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potlucks. We were in with the
deacons and those are all great
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things. >> But he'll say, I
don't know. You. How do you get
to know somebody? You know,
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first of all, very simple.
Truth, if you forget everything
else, I say tonight, please
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remember this. You cannot be
saved. If you don't know, begun.
You can got a few less. You love
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him. You not say by obeying him,
but if you love and you will
obey him. You cannot love God.
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If you don't know him. You're
not gonna love him and know him
unless you communicate
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with him. He speaks to you
through his spirit. But
principally through his word
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sometimes even preachers,
believe it or not, You speak to
him when you pray. If
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you're going to fall in love
with someone you need to
communicate. Some people are
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wanting to fall in love with
Jesus and not letting Jesus talk
to him. doing all the
00:21:23.01\00:21:26.55
talking. know, anyone like that.
So we're giving you this and
give me that given keeping
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out of trouble, saving from the
savings from that. But they're
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not listening. God speaks to us
through his work. She sat at
Jesus Feet. A posture of
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submission, humility. And heard
his word. And Martha said maker
get up and help me work for you
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and listen to what Jesus is
Martha. Martha, you can tell he
loved her. You don't insult
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the person that your hopes, you
know. You are worried and
troubled about many things.
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But one thing is needed. One
thing is needed. And Mary has
chosen that good part, which
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will not be taken from her.
I'm not going throw away. She's
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sitting at my feet drinking in
the word, you know, friends.
This is one of the most
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important things that happens
when the word of God as open and
got speaks to us. The Bible is
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inspired. So we're title in the
series. Inspirational would have
inspired. It had been the
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programs before in can't
meetings where I'm sitting on
the platform. I'm waiting
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preach and there is a parade of
announcements and programs and
products and things that
00:22:32.05\00:22:37.52
go by. And everybody's looking
at their watch and I can see
they're getting hungry here.
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Their stomachs ground or watches
are going off. Finally tends to
Now Pastor Doug, if
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you could bring us the word.
feel like the standing and doing
the benediction and
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thank them for coming. Because
the well worn out now and we
kind of get the word anyone
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Can you say man, you know And
sometimes I think I'm going to
preach and you do all your
00:22:57.81\00:23:03.55
announcement for anyone that
wants to stay here. need to that
archers. wanted to hear
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the word. We need a devotional
life. And the morning is the
best time got rain down bread
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from heaven for the children of
Israel. Every morning they had
to go out and gather it
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and needed and they couldn't
work it it. But he provided it.
But they had to fix it and
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God has his word. The Bible says
it's not very far from you. We
need to reach out and
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today you're without excuse
because if you say I can't read
what you can hear, you
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can just have your phone read
the Bible to now. You get a CD
and listen in your car. We do
00:23:39.51\00:23:45.32
that. Also, good sermons.
absolute read the Bible to you,
but studying the word.
00:23:45.32\00:23:54.10
And God speaking with roots
where the Bible changed my life.
Atheist started reading
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the Bible. And just transform my
life to realize it was a and I
read a lot of religious
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books. There's nothing like the
vinyl. Spent time with God in
the morning. You've got a
00:24:03.61\00:24:10.11
physical body that has physical
needs. You have a spiritual
00:24:10.11\00:24:15.88
Bonnie that his spiritual needs.
I remember I living on the
streets shortly after becoming a
00:24:15.88\00:24:25.19
Christian. I told you live in a
cave and sometimes stayed the
band and buildings and as in
00:24:25.19\00:24:29.40
Palm Springs and there was a
dedicated Christian man there.
We all called him brother hair
00:24:29.40\00:24:33.77
a lot, even only his brother,
Harold, he was a Jewish convert
to Christianity. And
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the guy was such a committed
Christian. He would wake up
every morning like 3 or 4 and
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start reading his Bible and he
can read it in Greek. Hebrew and
English. He didn't go to
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the hospital and even quote,
scripture from memory to the
00:24:48.52\00:24:52.45
people. He was a self-appointed
chaplain. He go to the Palm
Springs Hospital, visit the
00:24:52.45\00:24:55.06
rooms, encourage people, pray
with them, quote, scripture to
him. And I heard him, quote,
00:24:55.06\00:24:58.39
Scripture, his voice for
Trimble. Just the fact that he
could take the word of God on
00:24:58.39\00:25:02.70
his lips, moved him. I saw him
train his face from light up.
This man knew the Lord. So I'm
00:25:02.70\00:25:09.30
walking down the street one day.
He knew me because I was around
the streets and he care a lot
00:25:09.30\00:25:13.41
about all the young we call
them. Jesus freaks. He's young
teenagers that have come to
00:25:13.41\00:25:16.21
Christ and he saw me stopped me
said, dad, how are you doing? I
00:25:16.21\00:25:21.62
was struggling a little bit
trying to live right? He said
that. How long can you hold your
00:25:21.62\00:25:29.22
breath? I didn't ISP that, but
I'm glad because I was very
proud of how long I can hold my
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breath. Even when I was smoking,
I could hold my breath for 4
minutes and 10 seconds.
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Because I used to do free
diving. I said 4 minutes and 10
seconds. expected him to be
00:25:37.30\00:25:43.14
impressed. He said you shouldn't
go any longer than that without
00:25:43.14\00:25:49.64
rain. He said how often do you
eat? The 2 or 3 times a day? So
that's how often you should read
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or meditate on God's word. So
what can happen, Doug, if you
don't get any exercise. So I
00:25:55.95\00:26:01.56
get weak and flabby. So that's
what happens. Your faith if you
don't use it and you don't
00:26:01.56\00:26:07.30
share it. So you've got a
physical body with physical
needs and there are laws that
00:26:07.30\00:26:12.00
you cannot deny and you will
suffer if you ignore those laws.
You have a spiritual
00:26:12.00\00:26:16.67
body. It is real and you have
spiritual needs and you will
suffer if you do not obey
00:26:16.67\00:26:21.38
those laws. You need to read the
word of God. That is the bread
of life. You need to
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pray. That is the altar of
incense. That is the breath. And
you need to exercise your
00:26:23.91\00:26:33.36
faith in the holy place of the
Jewish temple. There were 3
things. There's a candlestick.
00:26:33.36\00:26:39.09
You've got to let your light
shine exercise your faith. It
was an altar of incense.
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That's prayer and there's a
table with bread on it. That's
the word of God. These are the
00:26:43.97\00:26:49.07
3 disciplines in the Christian
life. You do those things and
you will live. You will grow
00:26:49.07\00:26:53.68
babies. Don't worry about
growing. Do they? A breezy? I
don't breathe. You have a very
00:26:53.68\00:26:58.28
sad occurrence. They eat. They
wiggle. If you're doing those
things, you will grow in your
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fate. Show me a backflip
Christian. I'll show you someone
who is neglecting one
00:27:08.16\00:27:13.53
of those 3 things. Mary Jesus
Feet and she heard the word. We
see her not only at his
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feet in shame. We here at his
feet in study after you come to
the Lord, you need to study
00:27:18.10\00:27:25.87
then we see your next. She's
actually says feet. Now she's in
sorrow because after she
00:27:25.87\00:27:30.95
has been fed and after
she's been say she's not worried
00:27:30.95\00:27:34.12
about. >> Brother turned with me
to the Gospel of John Chapter
11. Now. And I think just about
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everyone here knows the story of
one Jesus, greatest miracles. It
00:27:40.79\00:27:45.26
is the resurrection. One is
arrests. And tells us Jesus had
a friend in Laos was sick. He
00:27:45.26\00:27:53.50
was the brother of Mary and
Martha. They sent a message to
Jesus from Bethany, weigh up
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to the Sea of Galilee Capernaum
and said your friend that you
00:27:58.44\00:28:06.08
love is sick. What use is a
healing. Everybody right left.
He's going through towns where
00:28:06.08\00:28:09.68
everybody's been healed. The
thought Jesus is going to drop
everything and come down and but
00:28:09.68\00:28:13.79
he doesn't. He literally
weights. Because sometimes God
allows us to experience a real
00:28:13.79\00:28:22.86
hard time in order to strengthen
our faith. So finally, dies. And
Martha and Mary are just so
00:28:22.86\00:28:31.74
devastated. Not only about the
death, but that Jesus didn't
come. And it says that
00:28:31.74\00:28:37.51
finally, he comes down 4 days
after last year's is dead and
buried. And it says that when
00:28:37.51\00:28:42.52
Mary heard that he had come.
Martha found Florida. If you've
been here, my you could
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hear my brother. He said your
brother will live again. She
said I know he's going to be
00:28:47.89\00:28:53.83
raised the last day. By the way,
Lazarus was asleep. That's how
the Bible refers to
00:28:53.83\00:28:56.40
death. terrible if are going
right to him and he's brought
him back to the grave. You
00:28:56.40\00:29:02.80
want to do that, your friend,
would said he was asleep in the
grave. And that I know you
00:29:02.80\00:29:09.38
rise in the resurrection of the
last day. And he said I am the
resurrection and the life.
00:29:09.38\00:29:15.15
This is John 11. 25 he believes
in me, though, he may die yet.
00:29:15.15\00:29:21.56
He will live in whoever lives
and believes in me will never
die. Do you believe this? That's
00:29:21.56\00:29:26.03
still true today. Friends. If
you believe in Jesus will never
die. She said yes, Florida. I
00:29:26.03\00:29:30.27
believe you're the Christ, the
son of God, who is to come into
the world. Mary hears the
00:29:30.27\00:29:36.97
Jesus has come a messenger goes
to the funeral and tells her she
runs out to see Jesus
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and you go to verse. 32, then
Mary came to where Jesus was.
She saw him. She fell down at
00:29:42.58\00:29:49.55
his feet. Interesting. She's
always there. Saying Lord, if
you have been here, my brother
00:29:49.55\00:29:55.02
would not have 9. Therefore,
when Jesus saw her weeping,
there she is again, weeping at
00:29:55.02\00:30:00.00
his feet. You know, sometimes.
We must be broken, broken
things. Bring 4th wife. It's
00:30:00.00\00:30:11.41
broken drain. The gives as
Britain's broken clouds to give
00:30:11.41\00:30:15.28
us rain and it's. Sometimes it's
a broken alabaster, vile that
brings forth the sweet perfume.
00:30:15.28\00:30:18.88
We're getting to that just a
minute. And it's a broken hearts
and broken tears. bring a new
00:30:18.88\00:30:26.09
life sometimes before a new
birth his peers. And Mary's
weeping. For her brother. It's
00:30:26.09\00:30:34.10
Now we discovered in a previous
study that there's a lot of
people that are dead in
00:30:34.10\00:30:38.50
trespasses and sins. And the
Bible tells us that that that is
a symbol for death when a person
00:30:38.50\00:30:45.47
is lost, it represents death.
And so here she is weeping at
his feet. You and I have
00:30:45.47\00:30:54.05
brothers and sisters help in the
world. We've got children's and
friends that are dead. What is
00:30:54.05\00:30:57.92
Mary doing with Jesus for those
that she loves? He's praying
that his feet. He's a
00:30:57.92\00:31:02.82
weeping and pleading for her
brother. That is dead. The Jesus
00:31:02.82\00:31:07.96
would do something miraculous
and bring him back to life. And
does he do it? Jesus leads them
00:31:07.96\00:31:17.61
to the place where is dead. He
tells Martha Roll away the Stone
She's very practical. She's a
00:31:17.61\00:31:23.24
servant and he says he realized
where he's been dead for 4 days
and it's not going to smell very
00:31:23.24\00:31:26.65
good. He's the did. I tell you
to trust me. So roll away the
stone. And Jesus spoke those
00:31:26.65\00:31:31.79
words and he said Lazarus come
forth. DeJesus had not
specified. Lazarus come forth.
00:31:31.79\00:31:38.46
Every grave in the world would
have opened up. If you just said
come forth. This allows
00:31:38.46\00:31:42.36
come forth. And they heard a
stirring inside. And then out
from the darkened whole. All
00:31:42.36\00:31:49.87
of from this money begin to
hobble says he was all wrapped
up. And Jesus said loose him
00:31:49.87\00:31:59.31
sometimes after raise. We still
need to be loosed. And there was
just pandemonium of
00:31:59.31\00:32:06.99
rejoicing through their prayers
to Jesus for their dead loved
ones. There was new
00:32:06.99\00:32:10.33
life. Some of you have been
praying for people and you think
00:32:10.33\00:32:16.43
the situation is hopeless. You
don't get more hopeless than
someone being dead for 4 days.
00:32:16.43\00:32:21.57
Their life may stink. Like a
corpse, but Jesus can cause a
resurrection. Now, what does a
00:32:21.57\00:32:29.28
woman represents in Bible
analogies? Who knows? Very calm.
And this is like Bible
00:32:29.28\00:32:35.12
study one-on-one Bible says
husbands love your wives, even
as Christ loved the church and
00:32:35.12\00:32:39.25
gave himself or hurt. In the
same way the church is to be
preen for Christ or for those
00:32:39.25\00:32:46.59
who are dead in Sen. This is one
of the most important missions.
00:32:46.59\00:32:51.77
God brings us to him. Then we go
for him. Once we received, we
have new life. Then we've got a
00:32:51.77\00:32:57.57
burden to sure that new life
with others. So we see her at
Jesus feed pleading for life.
00:32:57.57\00:33:03.85
For others. So she's at his feet
in sorrow. Then you see this
incredible story and you find
00:33:03.85\00:33:12.65
this in this story actually in
John 12, Mark 14, Luke Chapter
7. It's called the Feast at
00:33:12.65\00:33:20.46
Simon's House. And we're going
to read it to you from the
Gospel of Luke Chapter. 36. So
00:33:20.46\00:33:24.47
there's a man. His name is
Simon, another passage, one of
the scriptures called him
00:33:24.47\00:33:28.10
Simon, the l****. Now Jesus
would not go to the house of
someone that had full stage
00:33:28.10\00:33:33.94
case of leprosy. The reason he's
called Simon the l**** because
he had been a l****
00:33:33.94\00:33:38.51
and he says he'll him. He's a
pharisee who has been healed by
Christ. The thing Jesus,
00:33:38.51\00:33:45.15
when Jesus comes, the Bethany is
a wealthy man. He has a feast in
Jesus honor and Jesus
00:33:45.15\00:33:51.69
comes in. There's a lot of
guests there. The apostles were
all there. In this story.
00:33:51.69\00:33:55.93
Mary also shows up. What I see
Oh, there we go. Thank you very
much. One of the fair
00:33:55.93\00:34:06.64
says ask him to eat with him and
he went to the Pharisees house
and sat down to eat. And
00:34:06.64\00:34:14.12
they hold a woman in the city
who is a center and what calling
woman and the center.
00:34:14.12\00:34:18.92
But if you look at the other
gospels, which is Mary. That
tells us who was. A woman in
00:34:18.92\00:34:26.09
the city who was a center when
she knew Jesus at a table in the
fares and House brought an
00:34:26.09\00:34:31.03
alabaster flask. It's very
precious Stone flask, a fragrant
oil, the oil they use
00:34:31.03\00:34:36.14
for 19 kings and priests and
sacrifice. And she said it is
feet behind him. Weeping as
00:34:36.14\00:34:44.01
you begin to wash his feet with
her tears and wiped them with
the hair of her head and
00:34:44.01\00:34:48.42
she kissed his feet. An anointed
them was pregnant oil. And you
00:34:48.42\00:34:54.42
read the other gospels issue,
not only anointed his feet, but
then she stood up and reported
00:34:54.42\00:34:56.66
on his head and anointed his
head. You know, Jesus was being
anointed. The people who
00:34:56.66\00:35:03.03
got anointed in the Bible was
Kings. Priests and a sacrifice.
00:35:03.03\00:35:11.04
Jesus is our King. Jesus is our
priest, he I sacrifice Marriott
his feet. He's where the church
00:35:11.04\00:35:16.04
needs to be in worshiping God.
And she made this incredible
sacrifice. Judas when ISIS is
00:35:16.04\00:35:21.92
going on these kind of annoyed.
Because he's thinking. This is
00:35:21.92\00:35:28.09
such an expensive gift. You read
the Gospel says this could have
been sold for 300 an area and
00:35:28.09\00:35:31.19
giving to the poor. You can say
this because he cared for the
poor. He said because he
00:35:31.19\00:35:35.40
was a thief and he wanted to
have a cut of interesting here
you've got to do criticizing
00:35:35.40\00:35:41.57
Mary's Act of sacrifice.
Interactive worship. She's
willing to kiss to his feet
00:35:41.57\00:35:49.64
and sacrificing give to Jesus
and worship him and serve him.
Judah still from Jesus and he
00:35:49.64\00:35:53.15
kissed his face and betrayed
him. 2 people in the Bible are
recorded discussing Jesus. And
00:35:53.15\00:35:59.69
Mary. Huge is one of the highest
position. He just does face and
00:35:59.69\00:36:08.20
then betrayed him. Sold him for
money, Mary Custis feet and then
gave. 2 attitudes. Both claim to
00:36:08.20\00:36:14.10
be religious. Very interesting.
And Simon is watching this and
everybody when she breaks is
00:36:14.10\00:36:22.44
vessel may smell this fragrant
oil that's made for kings. Fills
the room. She's not
00:36:22.44\00:36:29.35
wanting to be a spectacle, but
she wanted to do something for
Jesus because she knew Jesus
00:36:29.35\00:36:32.62
said I'm going to Jerusalem and
I'm going to die. He said it
several times with the
00:36:32.62\00:36:37.83
cycle, thought there were some
spiritual meaning they didn't
understand. Jesus is crossing
00:36:37.83\00:36:40.90
the sea. And you should be aware
of the leaven of the pharisees
00:36:40.90\00:36:47.64
and the disciples are going
because we forgot our brand,
which got Arlen. She said no.
00:36:47.64\00:36:52.67
speaking in spiritual terms,
it's not lunch. I just had 5,000
people and to be aware of the
00:36:52.67\00:36:55.81
doctrine of the pharisees. So
now in Jesus, I'm going to
Jerusalem and I'm going to be
00:36:55.81\00:37:00.98
betrayed. I'm going to die.
Analyze the 3rd day and
wondering what the spiritual
00:37:00.98\00:37:05.39
meaning of that going on. It's
not spiritual its literal. But
Mary got it. You know, most
00:37:05.39\00:37:10.96
people give a gift after they're
She said, I want to give way
life. A lot of people
00:37:10.96\00:37:17.50
are going to want to donate to
the church. Right when they see
Jesus coming in the
00:37:17.50\00:37:21.14
clouds. To be a little late. And
it's like that sign in front of
00:37:21.14\00:37:27.38
the Baptist Church repent now
and avoid the rush. Everybody
can wait until it's too late.
00:37:27.38\00:37:35.48
And the way things are going in
the world right now. And one of
the best investment you can make
00:37:35.48\00:37:40.16
in spreading the gospel. No, it
was not sorry about the
investment he made in the arc
00:37:40.16\00:37:46.49
when it rose up on the waves. He
floated a lot of stock. You
might say. In that and have no
00:37:46.49\00:37:56.17
regrets because his family was
on the boat. Can you Hunt? So
Simon sees this. He's the host
00:37:56.17\00:38:01.61
of the dinner. And he's seen in
himself. If Jesus was a prophet.
He knows who and what
00:38:01.61\00:38:09.92
manner of woman. This is his
touching him. She's the center.
00:38:09.92\00:38:13.76
Everybody in town knows about
Mary. He's got that. That
cottage business up and mangled.
00:38:13.76\00:38:21.63
And she says nobody was thinking
another sign that he's got. He
sits. I mean, I've got something
00:38:21.63\00:38:25.40
to say to you. Master say on.
There was a certain creditor
that had to debtors and one.
00:38:25.40\00:38:31.64
0, 500 in the area and the other
50. Just call it dollars.
$500.50, $1. And when
00:38:31.64\00:38:38.78
they had nothing with which to
repay, he freely forgave them.
Both. Tell me which of the 2
00:38:38.78\00:38:43.08
do you think will love him more?
Simon settle? I suppose the one
who was forgiven more.
00:38:43.08\00:38:50.19
Jesus said you've rightly judge.
He turned to the woman. It's
it's I you see this one.
00:38:50.19\00:38:56.87
I entered your house. You gave
me no water for my feet and it
was customary back then she's
00:38:56.87\00:39:00.40
watched my feet with her tears
and wipe them with the here for
him. What does it mean?
00:39:00.40\00:39:05.91
Tears on the feet of Here's are
some sorrow. Biden says he was a
00:39:05.91\00:39:13.38
man of sorrows and acquainted
with grief. He bore our sorrows
in our grief. On the feet means
00:39:13.38\00:39:20.06
you walk through them. He
experienced them. Because you
didn't wash my feet. He's wash
00:39:20.06\00:39:24.96
my feet with her tears and wiped
them when they hear head. Bible
tells us the New Testament, a
00:39:24.96\00:39:28.10
woman's tears or glory. He
humbled or glory before the Lord
of the lorry. He said you
00:39:28.10\00:39:35.17
didn't greet me with a kiss. Not
on may seem weird to us, but you
need read in the Bible
00:39:35.17\00:39:40.91
to greet the brother with a Holy
Kiss. I went to a particular
denominational, not
00:39:40.91\00:39:47.12
name one time. First time I
visited there. And when I came
in, all the greeted each
00:39:47.12\00:39:52.42
other, the kiss each other on
the lips. And this is not in San
Francisco. This is in New
00:39:52.42\00:39:58.06
Mexico. I'm not even going
apologize for that. But anyway.
I said, what's that?
00:39:58.06\00:40:11.14
don't worry. We just that with
each other because the Bible
says greet the brother with a
00:40:11.14\00:40:14.01
Holy Kiss. say yeah, but you go
to the Middle East. It's kind of
like Russia to kiss
00:40:14.01\00:40:17.01
you on the cheek, you know, and
because your that says, we're
minutes from anyway, I
00:40:17.01\00:40:22.25
don't want to take it too far.
But he said you didn't agree
with the case. It was common
00:40:22.25\00:40:27.82
to embrace and a kiss. Your
guest so that you can see my
feet. And it said her son's,
00:40:27.82\00:40:33.40
which are many are forgiven for.
She loves much for too much. As
for given the same,
00:40:33.40\00:40:40.90
loves much. And he turned the
woman. He said not your sins are
forgiven that she had
00:40:40.90\00:40:47.41
heard that before. I do not
condemn you. That use the same.
That we need to be big
00:40:47.41\00:40:56.48
centers in order to really love
him. He was forgiven much love
as much. Preach a sermon
00:40:56.48\00:41:02.62
once years ago in a lady came to
me. She said I grew up in the
church and I've never done
00:41:02.62\00:41:06.59
anything really scandals. And I
just feel like I just don't love
Jesus like you and some
00:41:06.59\00:41:10.20
of these other people. You sure
these wild testimonies and got
saves you. And I think
00:41:10.20\00:41:15.17
I got to go out there in the
world and do some terrible
probable debauchery things and
00:41:15.17\00:41:18.84
come back to the lower done and
then really love the heaven
forbid, she said that
00:41:18.84\00:41:26.55
it says he was forgiven much
love as much tonight. Not done.
00:41:26.55\00:41:30.69
I saw >> I said Jesus was not
saying you got to go commit a
lot of scenes and then he said
00:41:30.69\00:41:35.19
you got to know how big your
sins are that you've already
committed. He who has a
00:41:35.19\00:41:40.00
concept of how much they've been
forgiven. Love this much. You
already a big center
00:41:40.00\00:41:46.70
friends. Congratulations. You
qualify. The Bible says that
every sin is deadly. went to
00:41:46.70\00:41:55.11
the cross for little sense. He
went to the cross for our gossip
in our indiscretions
00:41:55.11\00:41:59.65
and our pride. don't think
you've got to go do something
scandalous. The ones that Ward
00:41:59.65\00:42:07.16
had the hardest time reaching
with a pro-death fair season.
The scribes and the priests.
00:42:07.16\00:42:14.63
He didn't have it from reaching
the the public annes Survival
sense. So there she
00:42:14.63\00:42:19.30
is at his feet making this
generous sacrifice. Then you go
to the next point. In
00:42:19.30\00:42:25.57
surrender at the cross. I
hearing the story about. During
World War. One. They
00:42:25.57\00:42:36.12
often in these foxholes in the
fighting was brutal and France
an American Jeremy, bombing,
00:42:36.12\00:42:41.22
other This soldier. I was in a
foxhole and the chaplain came to
the front lines and he
00:42:41.22\00:42:49.60
jumped into the foxhole and
missiles and grenades are flying
around and the soldier
00:42:49.60\00:42:54.94
reached into his shirt. He
pulled out the cross. He had
been wearing. He's a chaplain.
00:42:54.94\00:42:58.01
How do you make this thing?
Work? You'd be surprised how
many people out there don't
00:42:58.01\00:43:04.11
understand how to make it work.
How do you get the cross? The
00:43:04.11\00:43:09.68
work? You can read about this
year. It says in the Gospel of
John. When you read chapter, 23
00:43:09.68\00:43:17.46
actually going Luke. 23. As all
of his acquaintances and the
women who followed him from
00:43:17.46\00:43:24.77
Galilee stood at a distance when
Jesus on the cross, the
standard, the distance, the
00:43:24.77\00:43:28.57
disciples for so come in Flint.
But look at John 19 verse. 25.
Now they're stood by the cross
00:43:28.57\00:43:36.28
of Jesus. His mother and his
mother, sister, the wife of
Cleopas and Mary Magdalen.
00:43:36.28\00:43:43.15
Mister Biden Cross. Mary Mag.
everybody forsake him. She was
not a shame she left. She
00:43:43.15\00:43:51.23
said. He stood by me when I was
guilty. I'm going to stand by
him when he's being falsely
00:43:51.23\00:43:58.07
accused. You can tell who your
real friends are when everybody
00:43:58.07\00:44:03.51
go else goes out. Your real
friends come in. She found Jesus
on the cross and she knew he was
00:44:03.51\00:44:14.85
there for her. Even Peter Criss
said Allman Forsake thee. I will
not for safety. He denied the
00:44:14.85\00:44:18.22
Lord and he fled with everyone
else. And then finally, they
Howard back. The only people who
00:44:18.22\00:44:24.36
stood up for Jesus when he hung
on the cross. Was married at the
foot of cross. His own
00:44:24.36\00:44:30.07
mother who is with the Apostle
John. They came later. And the
thief on the cross who called
00:44:30.07\00:44:36.34
in the Lord and King. And Mary
was there at his feet. As he's
bleeding on the cross where
00:44:36.34\00:44:45.91
she knew she belonged for her
sins. The friends. This is
another one of those points
00:44:45.91\00:44:51.45
that I just hope you won't miss.
If we could go back 2000 years.
Some of us which get
00:44:51.45\00:45:01.06
just enough religion. We hear it
as we grow up. It's almost like
00:45:01.06\00:45:04.67
you get enough to inoculate you
against ever, really catching
the real thing. Kind of like
00:45:04.67\00:45:07.87
human vaccine against. The real
gospel. And we need to all get
an industrial dose. Of what it
00:45:07.87\00:45:16.18
means. To be at the foot of the
cross to know what Jesus
suffered for us. He
00:45:16.18\00:45:23.35
experienced the most crew
torture that had been devised by
man back then the most
00:45:23.35\00:45:29.39
humiliating torture. And he
suffered not just the physical
pain, but all the guilt and
00:45:29.39\00:45:37.13
shame of the whole world. You
think how can a person handle
that? He was not just the man.
00:45:37.13\00:45:40.04
He was 100% got to. And he bore
the creator bore the sins of his
whole creation. And he
00:45:40.04\00:45:47.14
did it as though you're the only
one who never sent. If you were
the only one who ever
00:45:47.14\00:45:50.38
said he would have done it for
you because he loves you. And
Mary saw that she somehow
00:45:50.38\00:45:57.09
understood he's hanging in there
for me. And so she had the
devotion. She would stand
00:45:57.09\00:46:03.79
by him. The Bible says that if
you're a Christian, you may be
prosecuted. You may be month.
00:46:03.79\00:46:09.50
You know, the day's going to
come when it's not popular to
follow Jesus. I think today's
00:46:09.50\00:46:12.63
already here. And cry said if
you are ashamed of me and this
even when the generation all
00:46:12.63\00:46:19.37
be ashamed of you. But whoever
confesses me in this evil, an
adulterous generation, I will
00:46:19.37\00:46:25.98
confess his name before my
father in the Angels in heaven.
Do not be ashamed of
00:46:25.98\00:46:31.05
Jesus. People in the world in
the most bizarre things because
they're not ashamed of
00:46:31.05\00:46:34.02
the devil. They sir. Why are we
ashamed of the Lord? She was
willing to stand by the
00:46:34.02\00:46:38.86
cross. And we all need to be
willing to stand up for Jesus.
There she was. You know,
00:46:38.86\00:46:46.67
there's a wonderful quote from a
classic book called The Desire
of ages. It says unpaid
00:46:46.67\00:46:52.67
83, that book it would be well
for us to spend a fun flower.
Each state contemplating the
00:46:52.67\00:46:56.58
life of Christ. We should take
it point by point let the
imagination grass each scene,
00:46:56.58\00:47:02.58
especially the closing ones as
the we that's dwell upon the
great sacrifice for us. Our
00:47:02.58\00:47:08.59
confidence in him will be more
constant. Our love will be quick
and we'll be more deeply
00:47:08.59\00:47:12.73
imbued with the spirit. If we
would be saved. At last, we must
learn the lesson, the
00:47:12.73\00:47:18.07
penance and humiliation at the
foot of the cross. You know that
song. We saying Jesus
00:47:18.07\00:47:24.94
Keep me near the cross at the
cross at the cross where I first
saw the light. There's
00:47:24.94\00:47:28.78
so many songs about the cross.
Paul said, I'm determined to
know nothing among you accept
00:47:28.78\00:47:32.11
Jesus Christ and him crucified.
And you think why would these
00:47:32.11\00:47:37.85
Christians worship and implement
departure? It's not the cross
that what happened there that
00:47:37.85\00:47:41.19
demonstrates God's love for us
and the Devils brutality. It
shows you it is basically the
00:47:41.19\00:47:49.73
the AKC says it is the ground
0 of the cosmic conflict between
00:47:49.73\00:47:54.20
good and evil took place in the
cross there. You've got the
devils level power in Jesus.
00:47:54.20\00:48:00.94
Power of love is demonstrated.
The mob is saying crucify him,
crucify him and uses the same
00:48:00.94\00:48:03.68
father. Forgive them. What a
contrast. France. She saw that
all play out there. She saw his
00:48:03.68\00:48:12.85
love. And his spots, even for
his mother, EU clears last will
for his mother as he's hanging
00:48:12.85\00:48:18.23
on the cross, worried about her.
Next. You see here in service
after 2. You know, the
00:48:18.23\00:48:25.70
Bible tells us you remark 15.
That when Jesus died on the
cross. That this in gave the
00:48:25.70\00:48:33.41
body to Joseph of their muffy,
wealthy man who said I'm going
to give him my my my grave. It
00:48:33.41\00:48:37.91
was a rich man's gray prophecy
said that he would be buried
with the rich. He die among
00:48:37.91\00:48:45.22
the wicked these crucified
between fees and buried in a
rich man's too. And it says
00:48:45.22\00:48:49.99
they took him down and they
wrapped him in the win. And they
lead in the sept liquor,
00:48:49.99\00:48:55.96
which was hewn out of rock. And
it tells us that you look, Mary
Magdalen and Mary, the
00:48:55.96\00:49:03.37
mother of Joses be held where he
was late. The women there were
overseen this process.
00:49:03.37\00:49:10.48
The wrapping the body of Jesus.
They needed to go home and get
00:49:10.48\00:49:16.75
ointment. But the Sabbath was
approaching and they talked.
Jesus won't want us to do this
00:49:16.75\00:49:19.49
on the side of. We'll come back
Sunday morning after the Sabbath
was passed. You realize that it
00:49:19.49\00:49:23.96
was still important to Jesus at
that point. I can't help but
wonder when it came time to
00:49:23.96\00:49:30.37
anoint. The body after the and
wrapped in gauze Mary probably
was going to want to wrap his
00:49:30.37\00:49:34.00
feet. You're even Lou. 23 versus
55 in the women. Also that came
00:49:34.00\00:49:42.58
with him from Galilee, followed
after and behold the CEP liquor
and how his body was laid. Lou.
00:49:42.58\00:49:49.55
22 27, who is greater. He sits
at the table or he who serves
yet. I'm among you as one who
00:49:49.55\00:49:56.42
serves. She was willing to
serve. She helped oversee his
body and and caring for him
00:49:56.42\00:50:04.23
and the anointing him and
involving him. Now the church.
bride of Christ needs to be
00:50:04.23\00:50:11.31
involved in service. Jesus said
I'm your example and service.
And then finally. We
00:50:11.31\00:50:17.11
see here it ends on a positive
note. She is in song at the
Resurrection. This is a
00:50:17.11\00:50:23.32
wonderful story turned to me to
the Gospel of John Chapter 19.
Well, chapter 20, I guess
00:50:23.32\00:50:27.59
at this point. Go to the Gospel
of John Chapter 20 and got all
00:50:27.59\00:50:33.46
these flags in my Bible to help
me find this quickly. Nothing is
more boring than watching a
00:50:33.46\00:50:37.70
pastor on key turning is
violent. When you read the
different gospels and you put
00:50:37.70\00:50:44.57
the story together. Mary is the
first one there. She gets early
in the morning, but she sees no
00:50:44.57\00:50:51.91
one else is there in the stones
in the way. So she starts to
00:50:51.91\00:50:55.18
make your way back up towards
the city and she encounters the
other women. She says how we
00:50:55.18\00:50:59.45
roll away the stone. They say we
don't know, will go. Maybe some
men will come and shop so they
00:50:59.45\00:51:03.86
go back. They see the stole is
rolled away. Now. This to angel
sitting inside. And all the
00:51:03.86\00:51:09.10
women leave. And then Peter and
John Cho of except Mary states.
00:51:09.10\00:51:16.60
Peter, John, look inside. They
heard from either one of the
tomb was empty. The Roman
00:51:16.60\00:51:23.58
soldiers have been scared off by
his angel that the Tomb of the
Unknown. And Peter and John are
00:51:23.58\00:51:27.95
so excited. They leave. But the
one who stays is Mary. And she's
standing at the tomb and
00:51:27.95\00:51:38.13
people have been coming and
going. The tomb is empty. And
this is such a beautiful
00:51:38.13\00:51:40.76
story. You're looking for
Sullivan, John, Chapter 20 verse
11. Mary stood outside
00:51:40.76\00:51:47.87
by the weeping. And she wept,
she stooped down. And once again
she looks in the tomb
00:51:47.87\00:51:55.41
and she saw 2 angels and white
sitting one of the head and the
other at the feet with the
00:51:55.41\00:51:59.01
body of Jesus said Lane. And
they said her one. Why are you
She said to them because
00:51:59.01\00:52:06.72
they've taken away. She doesn't
say the Lord. They've taken with
my Lord. And I know
00:52:06.72\00:52:11.39
not where they have lead him. Is
he the Lord for you? Is he my
Lord? Is your personal Lord
00:52:11.39\00:52:18.40
and savior. Now when she had
said this, she turned around and
saw Jesus and didn't know
00:52:18.40\00:52:26.34
was happens other times after
the resurrection. Her eyes are
probably already from weeping
00:52:26.34\00:52:31.05
through the weekend. And woman.
Were you weeping? And the word
00:52:31.05\00:52:38.89
woman there? You know, one of my
happy days, we used to call some
hay woman. It was like
00:52:38.89\00:52:42.59
derogatory. But, you know, in
Bible times the word he
translates Madam, it's a term of
00:52:42.59\00:52:48.40
respect and on or so. I of all,
do is be very nice to his
mother's, a woman. But and Madam
00:52:48.40\00:52:55.67
UK. Said one, why are you
weeping? Who are you seeking?
She supposing him to be the
00:52:55.67\00:53:02.31
gardener. She was actually
right. He was a gardener. The
Lord planted a garden eastward
00:53:02.31\00:53:10.02
in need. Jesus wept in the
garden of thsemane and said not
my will. I will be done and
00:53:10.02\00:53:13.99
where he was crucified. There
was a garden. And the Bible says
into revelation. He's going to
00:53:13.99\00:53:18.93
bring us back to the garden and
we need to gain from the Tree of
00:53:18.93\00:53:22.00
life. Jesus is a gardener. And
he wants you to bring forth
fruit. If you carry them away.
00:53:22.00\00:53:31.37
Tell me where you've laid him
and I will take him away. That
always is that amazes me.
00:53:31.37\00:53:39.78
Because, you know, I annoyed by
these medieval paintings of
Jesus fin and the indirect sic.
00:53:39.78\00:53:45.82
And Jesus was a carpenter. They
did not have power tools back
and he was a man's man. He
00:53:45.82\00:53:50.73
disappeared in. The crowd
fisherman. They didn't know what
you want. He wants. And
00:53:50.73\00:53:55.16
here you got Jesus. You know,
you use the 6 foot man. And
you've got the slight woman.
00:53:55.16\00:53:59.80
And she says I will carry him
away. She thought maybe the Jews
were afraid that the tomb
00:53:59.80\00:54:06.71
was going to be worshipping the
evicted, the body. After all, it
00:54:06.71\00:54:09.28
was someone else's tomb. She
doesn't know. She says. Where is
he? I will carry me when I just
00:54:09.28\00:54:14.95
in my mind the picture Mary was
willing to try to pick up the
body of Jesus and carry it.
00:54:14.95\00:54:19.02
She had that kind of dedication.
And then Jesus says to her. He
00:54:19.02\00:54:25.19
knows your name friends. He's
calling your name. She heard
that voice before the bottles of
00:54:25.19\00:54:31.50
Mary Magdalene out of whom Jesus
Cass 7 devils. So that over and
over and the violent
00:54:31.50\00:54:38.27
Mary Magdalene out Jesus cast 7
devils. And that doesn't mean at
00:54:38.27\00:54:41.08
one time like the money actually
cast out 7 the way it treated in
the Bible is 7 different times.
00:54:41.08\00:54:47.78
She had fallen back and he saved
her again forgave her again and
Seager again. The bottles is a
00:54:47.78\00:54:51.85
righteous man fall 7 times and
rises again. And you can read in
the book of Joe. He will
00:54:51.85\00:54:59.73
deliver you in 6 troubles. Yes,
in 7, evil will not touch you.
There she is. Faithfully
00:54:59.73\00:55:04.93
standing outside of the 2.
Worshiping. The Lord. Now, if I
was in charge of things. I
00:55:04.93\00:55:12.87
would have organized the
resurrection differently. If I
was Jesus. When I rose from
00:55:12.87\00:55:18.51
the dead, first thing I do is
I'd walk off to the high priest
and say here I am. Now
00:55:18.51\00:55:21.68
the thing. Why would a stormed
in on pilot? It's a surprise. ¤
00:55:21.68\00:55:33.46
But this something very unusual?
You think that, you know, he
would first revealed
00:55:33.46\00:55:39.40
himself to his mother for Peter.
James or John, one of the
apostles. But he waits
00:55:39.40\00:55:44.41
until they all home and they go.
And he deliberately weights. To
00:55:44.41\00:55:52.91
reveal himself to the least of
the lease. That woman they said,
don't let her touch you. She's
00:55:52.91\00:55:58.19
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